Nintendo Slumps By Most Since 1990 on Dashed Pokemon Go Hopes
- Shares sink 18 percent, the daily limit allowed by exchange
- Nintendo’s U.S.-listed shares dropped 11 percent on Friday
Investors Go as Nintendo Captures Few Pokemon Profits
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Nintendo Co. shares plunged by the most since 1990 after the company said late Friday that the financial benefits from the worldwide hit Pokemon Go will be limited.
The stock sank 18 percent to 23,220 yen at the close in Tokyo, the maximum one-day move allowed by the exchange, wiping out 708 billion yen ($6.7 billion) in market value. After debuting in the U.S. earlier this month, Pokemon Go launched in Japan on Friday and became available in Hong Kong on Monday.